man after he fell into sin, but promised him a
Redeemer, who was to satisfy for man's sin and reopen to him the gates
of heaven.

Q. 320. What do we mean by the "gates of heaven"?
A. By the "gates of heaven" we mean the divine power by which God keeps
us out of heaven or admits us into it, at His pleasure.

Q. 321. {61} Who is the Redeemer?
A. Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the Redeemer of mankind.

Q. 322. What does the name "Jesus" signify and how was this name given
to Our Lord?
A. The name "Jesus" signifies Saviour or Redeemer, and this name was
given to Our Lord by an Angel who appeared to Joseph and said: "Mary
shall bring forth a Son; and thou shalt call His name Jesus."

Q. 323. What does the name "Christ" signify?
A. The name "Christ" means the same as Messias, and signifies Anointed;
because, as in the Old Law, Prophets, High Priests and Kings were
anointed with oil; so Jesus, the Great Prophet, High Priest and King of
the New Law, was anointed as man with the fullness of divine power.

Q. 324. How did Christ show and prove His divine power?
A. Christ showed and proved His divine power chiefly by His miracles,
which are extraordinary works that can be performed only by power
received from God, and which have, therefore, His sanction and
authority.

Q. 325. What, then, did the miracles of Jesus Christ prove?
A. The miracles of Jesus Christ proved that whatever He said was true,
and that when He declared Himself to be the Son of God He really was
what He claimed to be.

Q. 326. Could not men have been deceived in the miracles of Christ?
A. Men could not have been deceived in the miracles of Christ because
they were performed in the most open manner and usually in the presence
of great multitudes of people, among whom were many of Christ's enemies,
ever ready to expose any deceit. And if Christ performed no real
miracles, how, then, could He have converted the world and have
persuaded sinful men to give up what they loved and do the difficult
things that the Christian religion imposes?

Q. 327. Could not false accounts of these miracles have been written
after the death of Our Lord?
A. False accounts of these miracles could not have been written after
the death of Our Lord; for then neither His friends nor His enemies
would have believed them without proof. Moreover, the enemies of Christ
did not deny the miracles, but tried to explain them by attributing them
to the power of the devil